Introduced in House
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the structure and governance of the Football Bowl Subdivision postseason should prioritize broad-based athletic opportunity, financial sustainability for college athletics, and competitive balance, and that innovative proposals to expand broad based postseason participation-such as proposals advanced by Coach Mike Leach-warrant serious consideration to mitigate anticompetitive effects in top-division college football.
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That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1) the governance and structure of the FBS postseason should expand meaningful competitive opportunity for student-athletes and institutions consistent with academic integrity and student-athlete welfare; (2) postseason design and revenue structures should be evaluated and reformed where they produce anticompetitive effects that entrench advantages for a select few schools and erode competitive balance; and (3) proposals like those advanced by Coach Mike Leach—emphasizing broader, objective-access playoff participation paired with responsible season-structure reforms—represent the kind of innovative thinking necessary to protect opportunity, sustainability, and fair competition in major college football.